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Re: The Ubiquitous Mr. Hop-Frog
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 22 Oct 2003 04:19:59 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Marchetti wrote:
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I am SO hogging the newsgroup, Babies!
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And we couldn’t be happier!
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Anyway, I thought these articles might interest y’all:
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But beyond the question of Boykin’s fitness to serve, his remarks show that
the crucial culture gap over faith is not between those who are religious and
those who aren’t, but between those who are 100-percent convinced their
religion is the only way to salvation and those who are willing to live with
a little less certainty.
On the question of which religion is “true,” I don’t have a dog in that
fight. I’ve been a secular person for as long as I can remember and have
never felt the need for a faith-based belief system. I find all religions
about equally interesting - and baffling.
But I do have a stake in the question of certainty: I think absolute
certainty is dangerous. I have moral and political convictions and respect
others who do, but I think people should be open to the possibility that
their belief system could be just a bit off - or maybe all wrong. That’s
something on which philosophers and scientists (at least the good ones)
agree.
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Perfectly stated
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Hey, Strong bad ain’t got nothin’ on me!!! Population tire is so tired! I am
population one! Here’s my flag in yer face...
-- Hop-Frog
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That is a beautiful pic!
Dave K
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